Training Support Services for the Center for Domestic Preparedness

Amendment 0008 includes Amendment 0006 (0005 was attached to 0006) and answers some additional questions. .

Added: Aug 15, 2018 3:43 pm Amendment 0008 includes Amendment 0006 (0005 was attached to 0006) and answers some additional questions. 

Amendment 0007 includes Attachment 43, which should have been included with Amendment 0005. .

Added: Aug 09, 2018 2:55 pm Amendment 0007 includes Attachment 43, which should have been included with Amendment 0005. 

Amendment 0006 attaches the questions and answers that were left off of Amendment 0005. .

Added: Aug 09, 2018 12:00 pm Amendment 0006 attaches the questions and answers that were left off of Amendment 0005. 

Modification 0005 posts questions and answers and addresses several other items, all of which are detailed in the attached documents. .

Added: Aug 08, 2018 2:18 pm Modification 0005 posts questions and answers and addresses several other items, all of which are detailed in the attached documents. 

Amendment 0004 extends the proposal submission due date and updates Attachment 3/Wage Determination..

Added: Aug 06, 2018 11:13 am Amendment 0004 extends the proposal submission due date and updates Attachment 3/Wage Determination.

Amendment 0003 updates sections L and M of the solicitation in regards to Experience and Past Performance, as shown on the attached. .

Added: Jul 30, 2018 3:48 pm Amendment 0003 updates sections L and M of the solicitation in regards to Experience and Past Performance, as shown on the attached. 

Amendment 0002 updates this solcitation with site visit attendees and the itinerary..

Added: Jul 13, 2018 10:09 am Amendment 0002 updates this solcitation with site visit attendees and the itinerary.

Amendment 0001 updates the fax number to send site visit information to 256-847-2180. .

Added: Jul 03, 2018 3:46 pm Amendment 0001 updates the fax number to send site visit information to 256-847-2180. 

The pre-solicitation notice associated with this solicitation was posted on May 31, 2018. The Request for Proposal (RFP) number is 70FA2018R00000010. This solicitation is only available on the FedBizOpps.gov web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

This solicitation is for training support services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and its facilities located in Anniston, AL. The Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section located in Emmitsburg, MD, intends to award a firm fixed price contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama, that prepares state and local emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention and response to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted training support services in support of the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency/National Preparedness Directorate/Center for Domestic Preparedness. The contractor shall provide all support services as identified in the performance work statement.

The primary functions to be performed will be a full range of training support services, including, but not limited to administrative registration support, travel arrangements (air and ground), scheduling of transportation, classroom setup and training support materials, outreach program, archival of historical records, planning for support activities, coordination with other CDP functional areas and contractors, record maintenance, record analysis, and quality control. Admissions include registration of students and serves as the initial data collection point for all training statistics and student records generation. Admissions is logically linked to travel (air and ground) and lodging requirements. In performing these functions the contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, administration, and equipment unless specifically identified as Government furnished.

There is a solicitation and 41 attachments, as outlined in Section J of the solicitation.

This is an 8(a) competitive acquisition using FAR Part 15 procedures. A firm fixed price contract award is anticipated. Award shall be based on best value to the Government using trade-offs. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs.

No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. No phone calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted.
The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: an approximate 30 day transition period, followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contract will also include four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated contract start date is February 15, 2019.

The NAICS code is 611710- Educational Support Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million. The Government will give consideration to a proposal submitted by any responsible 8(a) concern. All offerors must be certified by the Small Business Administration as a small business.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is Apprio, Inc., 425 3rd St. Ste. 890, Washington D.C., 20024-3206, under contract number HSFE20-14-C-0050, with a total value of $28,485,916.35 for a base year and four (4) one year options (total of 5 years).

A Request for Information (RFI) was previously posted on FBO on January 16, 2018 for this requirement. The Advanced Acquisition Plan (AAP) number is 2017039951, which was posted to the Acquisition Planning Forecast System (http://apfs.dhs.gov/).

Please ensure to review the entire solicitation and provide all appropriate responses and documentation as outlined in Section L.

Offerors shall submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the contracting officer. All questions shall be submitted no later than July 31, 2018. Answers to all relevant and appropriate questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. In the event multiple questions address the same issue, the Government reserves the right to answer a representative question that best exemplifies the issue. It is encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible and questions will be answered as soon as possible after submittal. No phone calls accepted.

A site visit is scheduled for July 11, 2018, 8:00 AM (Central Time), Center for Domestic Preparedness, 61 Responder Drive, Building 61, Room 2001, Ft. McClellan, Anniston, AL 36205. No more than three (3) representatives per potential offeror will be admitted to the site visit. If you plan to attend, there are 2 separate steps to the process: Step 1: It is required that you email your company name and list all persons who will be attending to gary.topper@fema.dhs.gov and laura.harshbarger@fema.dhs.gov. Step 2: IN ADDITION, it is also required that you FAX your company name, the full names of all persons who will attend the site visit, their social security number, and date of birth. This information shall be provided for all site visit attendees. This information is to be FAXED ONLY to the CDP security office at fax: 256-847-2121 - NO SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUESTS SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL WILL BE PROCESSED. Please do not email any personally identifiable information (SSN or birthdate). All site visit information shall be submitted no later than July 5, 2018 4:00 PM (Central Time). There will be no exceptions to this deadline. Site visit attendees without prior security clearance will not be admitted into the CDP facility.

NOTE: Only one site visit will be conducted. No questions will be entertained during the site visit. Any questions shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist as detailed in the solicitation. No other site visit will be provided.
 
Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m. (Standard Time) on August 15, 2018.

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Added: May 31, 2018 9:36 am Modified: Jun 22, 2018 9:02 amTrack Changes

The pre-solicitation notice associated with this solicitation was posted on May 31, 2018. The Request for Proposal (RFP) number is 70FA2018R00000010. This solicitation is only available on the FedBizOpps.gov web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

This solicitation is for training support services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and its facilities located in Anniston, AL. The Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section located in Emmitsburg, MD, intends to award a firm fixed price contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama, that prepares state and local emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention and response to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted training support services in support of the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency/National Preparedness Directorate/Center for Domestic Preparedness. The contractor shall provide all support services as identified in the performance work statement.

The primary functions to be performed will be a full range of training support services, including, but not limited to administrative registration support, travel arrangements (air and ground), scheduling of transportation, classroom setup and training support materials, outreach program, archival of historical records, planning for support activities, coordination with other CDP functional areas and contractors, record maintenance, record analysis, and quality control. Admissions include registration of students and serves as the initial data collection point for all training statistics and student records generation. Admissions is logically linked to travel (air and ground) and lodging requirements. In performing these functions the contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, administration, and equipment unless specifically identified as Government furnished.

There is a solicitation and 41 attachments, as outlined in Section J of the solicitation.

This is an 8(a) competitive acquisition using FAR Part 15 procedures. A firm fixed price contract award is anticipated. Award shall be based on best value to the Government using trade-offs. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs.

No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. No phone calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted.
The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: an approximate 30 day transition period, followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contract will also include four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated contract start date is February 15, 2019.

The NAICS code is 611710- Educational Support Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million. The Government will give consideration to a proposal submitted by any responsible 8(a) concern. All offerors must be certified by the Small Business Administration as a small business.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is Apprio, Inc., 425 3rd St. Ste. 890, Washington D.C., 20024-3206, under contract number HSFE20-14-C-0050, with a total value of $28,485,916.35 for a base year and four (4) one year options (total of 5 years).

A Request for Information (RFI) was previously posted on FBO on January 16, 2018 for this requirement. The Advanced Acquisition Plan (AAP) number is 2017039951, which was posted to the Acquisition Planning Forecast System (http://apfs.dhs.gov/).

Please ensure to review the entire solicitation and provide all appropriate responses and documentation as outlined in Section L.

Offerors shall submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the contracting officer. All questions shall be submitted no later than July 31, 2018. Answers to all relevant and appropriate questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation. In the event multiple questions address the same issue, the Government reserves the right to answer a representative question that best exemplifies the issue. It is encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible and questions will be answered as soon as possible after submittal. No phone calls accepted.

A site visit is scheduled for July 11, 2018, 8:00 AM (Central Time), Center for Domestic Preparedness, 61 Responder Drive, Building 61, Room 2001, Ft. McClellan, Anniston, AL 36205. No more than three (3) representatives per potential offeror will be admitted to the site visit. If you plan to attend, there are 2 separate steps to the process: Step 1: It is required that you email your company name and list all persons who will be attending to gary.topper@fema.dhs.gov and laura.harshbarger@fema.dhs.gov. Step 2: IN ADDITION, it is also required that you FAX your company name, the full names of all persons who will attend the site visit, their social security number, and date of birth. This information shall be provided for all site visit attendees. This information is to be FAXED ONLY to the CDP security office at fax: 256-847-2121 - NO SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUESTS SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL WILL BE PROCESSED. Please do not email any personally identifiable information (SSN or birthdate). All site visit information shall be submitted no later than July 5, 2018 4:00 PM (Central Time). There will be no exceptions to this deadline. Site visit attendees without prior security clearance will not be admitted into the CDP facility.

NOTE: Only one site visit will be conducted. No questions will be entertained during the site visit. Any questions shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist as detailed in the solicitation. No other site visit will be provided.
 
Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m. (Standard Time) on August 15, 2018.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5, this synopsis is for training support services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) located in Anniston, AL. The FEMA/Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section intends to award a hybrid firm-fixed-price/cost reimbursement contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15. The objective of this procurement is to obtain reliable, efficient, and effective training support services for the CDP.

No Solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently available.

This is an 8(a) competitive acquisition. The 8(a) competitive solicitation will be made available via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about June 18, 2018. For planning purposes for interested contractors, a non-mandatory pre-award site visit at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, AL is anticipated on July 11, 2018. More details will be included in the RFP. Anticipate proposals being due on or about August 15, 2018. It is the responsibility of interested firms to monitor this internet site (www.fedbizopps.gov) for the release of this solicitation as well as any amendments or questions and answers related to this procurement. The NAICS code is 611710- Educational Support Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million. Any responsible 8(a) concern may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government.

This pre-solicitation notice does not commit the Government to the issuance of a solicitation or award of a contract. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. No phone calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs. The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: an approximate 30 day transition period, followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contract will also include four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated contract start date is February 15, 2019.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama, that prepares state and local emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention and response to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted training support services in support of the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency /National Preparedness Directorate/Center for Domestic Preparedness. The contractor shall provide all support services as identified in the performance work statement.

The primary functions to be performed will be a full range of training support services, including, but not limited to administrative registration support, travel arrangements (air and ground), scheduling of transportation, classroom setup and training support materials, outreach program, archival of historical records, planning for support activities, coordination with other CDP functional areas and contractors, record maintenance, record analysis, and quality control. Admissions include registration of students and serves as the initial data collection point for all training statistics and student records generation. Admissions is logically linked to travel (air and ground) and lodging requirements. In performing these functions the contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, administration, and equipment unless specifically identified as Government furnished.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is Apprio, Inc., 425 3rd St. Ste. 890, Washington D.C., 20024-3206, under contract number HSFE20-14-C-0050, with a total value of $28,485,916.35 for a base year and four (4) one year options (total of 5 years).

A Request for Information (RFI) was previously posted on FBO on January 16, 2018 for this requirement. The Advanced Acquisition Plan (AAP) number is 2017039951, which was posted to the Acquisition Planning Forecast System (http://apfs.dhs.gov/).

No response is required as a result of this pre-solicitation notice. This is a notice only. All inquiries shall be submitted by email to Laura Harshbarger (laura.harshbarger@fema.dhs.gov), Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA, Emmitsburg, MD and Gary Topper (gary.topper@fema.dhs.gov), Contracting Officer, DHS/FEMA. No phone calls accepted.

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Added: May 31, 2018 9:36 am In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5, this synopsis is for training support services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) located in Anniston, AL. The FEMA/Acquisition Operations Division/Preparedness Section intends to award a hybrid firm-fixed-price/cost reimbursement contract award under the authority of FAR Part 15. The objective of this procurement is to obtain reliable, efficient, and effective training support services for the CDP.

No Solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently available.

This is an 8(a) competitive acquisition. The 8(a) competitive solicitation will be made available via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about June 18, 2018. For planning purposes for interested contractors, a non-mandatory pre-award site visit at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, AL is anticipated on July 11, 2018. More details will be included in the RFP. Anticipate proposals being due on or about August 15, 2018. It is the responsibility of interested firms to monitor this internet site (www.fedbizopps.gov) for the release of this solicitation as well as any amendments or questions and answers related to this procurement. The NAICS code is 611710- Educational Support Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $15.0 million. Any responsible 8(a) concern may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government.

This pre-solicitation notice does not commit the Government to the issuance of a solicitation or award of a contract. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available. No phone calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted. Award will be based on best value using trade-offs. The Period of Performance is estimated as follows: an approximate 30 day transition period, followed by 11 months of services for the base period. The contract will also include four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated contract start date is February 15, 2019.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama, that prepares state and local emergency response personnel to respond to all hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction by providing advanced, hands on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses provided by the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention and response to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents.

The intention of this requirement is to obtain contracted training support services in support of the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency /National Preparedness Directorate/Center for Domestic Preparedness. The contractor shall provide all support services as identified in the performance work statement.

The primary functions to be performed will be a full range of training support services, including, but not limited to administrative registration support, travel arrangements (air and ground), scheduling of transportation, classroom setup and training support materials, outreach program, archival of historical records, planning for support activities, coordination with other CDP functional areas and contractors, record maintenance, record analysis, and quality control. Admissions include registration of students and serves as the initial data collection point for all training statistics and student records generation. Admissions is logically linked to travel (air and ground) and lodging requirements. In performing these functions the contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, administration, and equipment unless specifically identified as Government furnished.

The incumbent contractor for this requirement is Apprio, Inc., 425 3rd St. Ste. 890, Washington D.C., 20024-3206, under contract number HSFE20-14-C-0050, with a total value of $28,485,916.35 for a base year and four (4) one year options (total of 5 years).

A Request for Information (RFI) was previously posted on FBO on January 16, 2018 for this requirement. The Advanced Acquisition Plan (AAP) number is 2017039951, which was posted to the Acquisition Planning Forecast System (http://apfs.dhs.gov/).

No response is required as a result of this pre-solicitation notice. This is a notice only. All inquiries shall be submitted by email to Laura Harshbarger (laura.harshbarger@fema.dhs.gov), Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA, Emmitsburg, MD and Gary Topper (gary.topper@fema.dhs.gov), Contracting Officer, DHS/FEMA. No phone calls accepted.